She was named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit [MNZM] in the 2017 New Year's Honours list for services to swimming. (newshub.co.nz, 31 Dec 2016)

She was named Secondary School Sportswoman of the Year at the 2015 Waikato Regional Sports Awards in Hamilton, New Zealand. (yourcambridgenews.com, 05 Feb 2016)

Other sports

She has represented New Zealand internationally in Para swimming, and won gold and bronze medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Dec 2018; radionz.co.nz, 02 Dec 2018)

Famous relatives

Her sister Astrid has played football for the Cambridge women’s A team in New Zealand. (fitnessjournal.co.nz, 02 Apr 2015)

Impairment

She was born missing the lower part of her left arm and her right hand. (stuff.co.nz, 29 Aug 2013)

Other information

FROM SWIMMING TO CYCLINGAfter taking a five-month break from sport following the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she decided to switch her focus to competing in Para cycling. "I did a development cycling camp a few months after Rio and I loved it and I was like, 'You know what, I'm going to switch'. I didn't think there was going to be a little black line in cycling [like in the pool], but there is that one that goes around the bottom that you follow. I just want to prove that I'm a good Para athlete, doing two Para sports is an achievement in itself I think, and a medal or two wouldn't hurt, but that's long term stuff.” (paralympics.org.nz, 26 Feb 2018)

YOUNGESTIn 2012 she became the youngest person [at the time] to represent New Zealand at the Paralympic Games when she competed in London at age 13 years and 251 days. (attitudelive.com, 01 Jul 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 31 Aug 2012)